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4.3 Notation Within a Concept Sheet

Often students ask where to start with concept sketching. The ‘blank
white sheet syndrome’. The first response is always, go and make
mistakes. In any design project you are going to make mistakes, some big
and some small. So, at the start of the project accept mistakes will be
made and go ahead and make those mistakes. Before you know it, you are
multiple pages into a project and your mind is flowing and your sketching
is capturing that creative flow.

Alternatively, the use of a notation column at the side (p12 fig. 3.3) can
help get you started on the sketching. Below you can see a template for
this column which is broken into three sections.

a. Focus of the Sheet – write down what you wish to look at
and allow your mind to focus. Then begin to sketch.

b. Points of Interest – as the sketch sheet develops
interesting observations or tangential thoughts enter your
head. Capture them in bullet points.

c. Action – when the sheet is completed, a reflective phase
begins. Record the areas that need more exploration.
These points then form the focus of your next sheets.

A

B

Fig 4.7 Notation Column Example Hilary Dempsey 2020
C
Also note above, the use of a printed image as a bench mark inspiration to
begin the sketching conceptualisation process

Fig 4.6 Notation Column
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